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Cell phones determine eye prescription
Researchers at MIT’s Media Lab have developed a way to perform an eye test in three minutes – using cell phones. Read more about it here.
August 2, 2010
Stem cells from your blood with Judith Staerk
Human blood cells - taken at doctors’ offices or hospitals - can now be reprogrammed into a state like embryonic stem cells, according to researchers.
August 2, 2010
Steven Stone on the greening of Sub-Saharan Africa
UN economist Steven Stone said some African nations are going green both despite – and because of – the nations' relative poverty.
July 26, 2010
PTSD in war veterans
Post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, affects up to 30% of soldiers returning from Iraq, according to a June 2010 study by Army medical researchers.
July 26, 2010
Hydrogen as fuel for future cars
Hydrogen should be a fuel for the car of the future, according to a June 2010 report by the U.S. National Research Council.
July 26, 2010
Songbirds are Illegally trapped in the Mediterranean
Songbirds are being trapped in southern Europe in order to make a dish known as "ambelopoulia."
July 25, 2010
AIDS vaccine research breakthrough
Researchers are closer than ever to finding a vaccine that prevents AIDS.
July 20, 2010
Warfare on weeds in new Norwegian system
In a new warfare on weeds, weed-killer consumption could be cut in half if farmers sprayed it only on weed-infested areas.
July 19, 2010
Sally Gold on awards for small businesses
Sally Gold with Shell Springboard has awarded 43 small businesses across the U.K. to help them to implement ideas to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
July 19, 2010
Reid Ewing on how to create more walkable cities
People would drive less if the centers of cities were more developed, according to a 2010 analysis led by Reid Ewing.
July 19, 2010
